Show l p nty my Silica Beds Beds' A lire e Sold fold by Commissioners 5 T TONS N OF F PROD S SPART I I PART OF f Utah Fire Clay Company Is Purchaser Cash Consideration Consideration Con Con- Is 1000 and Commission Is Pleased By rIlE TIIE terms of an agreement consummated today be- be between twe tween n the rd of county commissioners commissioners com com- missioners and the Utah Fire FireClay FireClay Clay company the county silica beds at the mouth of Neffs Neff's canyon will be turned over to the latter company company com com- pany for a cash consIderation of 1000 and tons ot of silica delivered to any point in n the county where road worl may be done The silica beds were purchased by a former county administration from flom 1 Nicholas G G. G Morgan for 1750 A tramway tramway tram tram- way was constructed to convey the silica from the beds to the wagon road I fit St a N vest t of This action however however how how- ever was the result of a long and bitter bit bit- t ter r controversy In the commission A. A II 11 Crabbe and J J. J IL II Wheeler then bit I members of the board putting the deal through over the protest of Commissioner Commissioner Commis- Commis C. C F. F Stillman The tramway Is said to ha e proven faulty and unsuccessful In the performance perform perform- I ance of the work It was intended for The tramway was a source of much grief and expense to the county and I the plan of removing o the silica by used I of et the at tram a was eventually t abandoned n n Finally the structure was torn down I and sold for junk at considerable loss loss loss' to 0 the county By the terms ot of the deal the comI corn com corni i I missioners belle e they have found the I best way out ot of the proposition receiving receiving re- re 1000 in cash and tons I ot of silica for use on future road con con- to I |